Oscar Randolph Fladmark Jr
Military
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Major Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. seated in cockpit of F86D Sabre Jet, 326 Fighter Intercepter Group, Central Air Defense Force, Grandview Air Force Base, Grandview, Missouri, with Crew Chief (i.e., circa 1955).
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr Biography.
Flew 64 combat missions,in WWII,then served in Air National Guard, Korean War (he flew 100 combat missions).
After Korean War he served at Scott AFB as Flight Leader. Promoted to Major in 1955.
Fladmark was killed in a car crash on 27 July 1955 in Yuma AZ. He was stationed at Grandview AFB at time. 270 hours in World War II, July-Dec. 1944, P-51D 44-13786
Air Medal w 10/Oak Leaf Cluster (WWII); DFC (Korean War); 'Mach Busters Club' Award (F86);
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group) Headquarters (66th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-22327
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group Headquarters (359th Fighter Group) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-21598
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Headquarters, Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Moe, South Dakota | 23 June 1922 | Father Alesund, Norway and Mother Norwegian Nationality. |
Died |
San Diego, CA, USA | 27 July 1955 | San Diego Naval Hospital, California. Car Accident Yuma Air Base, Yuma, Arizona. |
Buried |
Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 2 August 1955 | Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Other Full Military Honors |
Sioux Falls, SD, USA | 2 August 1955 | MAJOR OSCAR R. FLADMARK, JR. Memorial Service was Second Largest at First Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. South Dakota Governor Joe Foss (Medal of Honor) folded flag, Missing Man Formation Flyover with South Dakota Air National Guard Jets. Several Newspaper and Television Reports. Associated Press (National), Kansas City Star Newspaper (Front Page) and Twin Cities, Minnesota TV News Media. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Unit History